Image forming apparatus that can appropriately process image of original stored in memory

Abstract

A copy machine can store image data corresponding to a plurality of original groups. The user can carry out an editing process such as confirmation, erasure, and modification, and the like on the stored image data. A control unit of the copy machine provides control so that, when printing of a previous job has ended, and the mode to confirm, erase or modify the image data of a registered original group is not selected, printing of a next job is initiated if there is a job to be printed out. When the edit mode is selected, the control returns to the main routine. Therefore, printing of a job subsequent to the job that has been ended will not be initiated. Thus, a copy machine can be provided that can appropriately process image data of a registered original group.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An image forming apparatus that can sequentially read a plurality of original groups while simultaneously forming an image of a read original group, said image forming apparatus comprising: an input unit for reading an original and entering image data,   a memory for storing the image data entered by said input unit,   an editor for editing image data stored in said memory, and   an inhibit unit for inhibiting output of the image data of an original group stored in said memory during an editing process by said editor other than the image data of an original group corresponding to an image being formed at the time an editing process by said editor is initiated.   
     
     
       2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an original group that is inhibited of output by said inhibit unit is the image data of an original group which is being subjected to an editing process by said editor. 
     
     
       3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a controller to automatically initiate output of the image data of an original group that has been edited after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a designating unit to designate initiation of output of the image data of an original group that has been edited after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data of an original group that is inhibited of output by said inhibit unit is the image data of an original group that is not being subjected to an editing process by said editor. 
     
     
       6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising an initiation unit for automatically initiating output of the image data of an original group after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a designating unit for designating initiation of output of the image data of an original group after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       8. An image forming apparatus comprising: an input unit for entering an image of an original group,   a memory for storing an image entered by said input unit,   an output unit for providing an image stored in said memory,   wherein said output unit, after output of an image of a first original group, automatically initiates output of an image of a second original group different from said first original group,   an editor for editing an image stored in said memory,   wherein, after an output of the image of said first original group, the output of the image of said second original group is inhibited during an editing process by said editor.   
     
     
       9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising an intiation unit for automatically initiating output of an image of a new original group after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a designating unit for disignating initiation of output of an image of a new original group after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       11. An image forming apparatus comprising: a memory for storing a plurality of original groups,   a printer for sequentially printing the plurality of original groups stored in said memory,   an editor for applying an editing process on an original group stored in said memory, and   an inhibit unit for inhibiting printing of an image of an original group that is currently being subjected to an editing process by said editor until after an editing process by said editor ends.   
     
     
       12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a controller for automatically initiating printing of an image of an original group that has been edited after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       13. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a designating unit for designating initiating printing of an image of an original group that has been edited after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       14. An image forming apparatus for sequentially outputting an image of an original group while sequentially entering an image of a plurality of original groups into a memory, said image forming apparatus comprising: an editor for editing an image in said memory, and   an inhibit unit for inhibiting an output of an original group for forming an image during an editing process by said editor other than an original group corresponding to an image being formed at the time an editing process by said editor is initiated.   
     
     
       15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising an initiation unit for automatically initiating output of an original group for forming a new image after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       16. The image forming apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a designating unit for designating initiation of an output of an original group for forming a new image after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       17. An image forming apparatus for outputting sequentially an image of an original group while sequentially entering an image of a plurality of original groups into a memory, said image forming apparatus comprising: an editor for editing an image stored in said memory, and   an inhibit unit for inhibiting an output of an original group that is currently subjected to an editing process by said editor until after an editing process by said editor ends.   
     
     
       18. The image forming apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a cancel unit for canceling output inhibition of an image of an original group that has been edited after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       19. The image forming apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a controller for automatically initiating output of an original group that has been edited after an editing process by said editor ends. 
     
     
       20. The image forming apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a designating unit for designating initiation of an output of an original group that has been edited after an editing process by said editor ends.